Vesa Vierikko

The Elf (2025)

Siblings Lumi and Talvi are separated as children. In search of her sister, Lumi ends up in Elfland, where elves prepare Christmas presents for all the children of the world. The elves are initially suspicious of the human child who appears out of nowhere, ...

Täydelliset vieraat (2025)

A group of middle-aged friends get together for dinner. The playful banter between couples who have known each other all their lives escalates into a adult version of the childhood game of truth or dare when no one dares to refuse the challenge. For this e ...

Routa (2024)

A man is released from prison after 22 years. He tries to live a simple life as a farmer. At the same time, a company director is fighting a hostile takeover from a bigger corporation. Two different kind of journeys collide in sudden ways. ...

Kyllä isä osaa (2024)

The years have passed and the children have flown from the nest to the world... except they haven't. On the contrary. Jonna and Junnu have been lured back home, with the addition of Jonna's child, by a house that will soon be empty. The parents, who are of ...

My Father’s Badger (2024)

After her father's funeral, Maarit plans to return to Thailand. On the day of the departure, she finds her mother Sylvi and her father's taxidermy badger in a bar and Sylvi makes a revelation that may change Maarit's departure plans. ...

Herman the Clown and the Hypnotist (2023)

The people at Circus Hepokatti decide to throw a big surprise party for Herman The Clown, but no one seems to know when Herman's birthday is. No one has ever organized a birthday party for him before. The birthday arrangements take a surprising turn when t ...

The Mushroom Trip (2022)

PJ, a struggling screenwriter and his best friend Jami, a successful car dealer, are fed up with how painfully stuck their heads are in their ways. They decide to do something about it and rent a cabin on the Finnish archipelago for the weekend to get thei ...

Herman the Circus Clown (2022)

Herman the Clown sets out to find his father, whom he hasn't seen since he set off to measure the Earth with his feet. He is secretly followed by the son of Max the Magician, ten-year-old Roni. And so begins an exhilarating adventure full of magic, twists ...

The Singer (2018)

The Singer is a film about the all-time favourite singer in Finland, Olavi Virta. A man who rose from poverty all the way to the top and became an artist who was dearly loved by the Finnish people. A man who loved beautiful women and was loved by beautiful ...

Laugh or Die (2018)

Parikka, the actor once called the Funniest Man in Finland, and his troupe are about to be executed for the atrocities committed during the Civil War in Finland. Jaeger Lieutenant Nyborg, an admirer of Parikka, suspects a definite miscarriage of justice. H ...

The Storage 2 (2018)

Rousku and Raninen are fleeing their unemployment by setting up a construction company. Occupational illiteracy is not an obstacle and accounting is fine when Rouskun's mate deals with things. The entrepreneurs know that the poor can be, but not artificial ...

Ryhmäteatteri (2018)

Documentary on the history of Ryhmäteatteri theatre company. ...

Moomins and the Winter Wonderland (2017)

This winter is extraordinary; Moomintroll decides to stay awake to explore the winter instead of hibernating as usually. And winters are certainly totally different than he had imagined. Strangest creatures wander amidst the snowdrifts; midwinter darkness ...

Rolli and the Secret of All Time (2016)

Rolli and little elf girl Juniper along with the rest of the rollis and other strange creatures lead peaceful and rollishly fun lives in their flourishing Rolli Village. One day the inquisitive friends Rolli and Juniper hear incredible news from Malcolm th ...

Ricky Rapper and the Nighthawk (2016)

Ricky Rapper and Nighthawk Ricky find a buried treasure while digging for worms. Archaeological excavations begin at the site, and when a valuable iron-age ring vanishes, it becomes apparent that there's a site-robbing "nighthawk" at work here. ...

ZERO Limits (2016)

A village where everyone is wishing to protect it with all forces and together as a band. From a day becoming harder to fight everyone wishing to help each other and to complain for weak opinions but how it seems they will unite their powers its powers to ...

Ricky Rapper and the Miser from Seville (2015)

Ricky Rapper gets a letter from a distant relative who's looking for an heir. ...

The Fascist (2014)

A traffic warden runs into a surprising argument with a persisting customer. ...

Ricky Rapper and Slick Leonard (2014)

Aunt Fanny and aunt Serena try to find a suitable father figure for Ricky. ...

August Fools (2013)

An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her shop, she sometimes doubles as a fortune teller. When Jan, a Czechoslovakian jazz musician and Elsa's old lover ...

21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage (2013)

The film follows Sanna, who sets out to document the countless ways there are to ruin a marriage for her doctoral thesis. ...

The Storage (2011)

Antero Rousku is a storeman in a paint store. His job requires raw muscle power, mixing paints and carrying house repair materials around to earn his daily bread. But the basic salary is not enough for Rousku. He also sells a lot of stuff on the side from ...

Brothers (2011)

Three brothers from three different mothers meet for the first time since years for their mutual father's 70th birthday: nihilistic writer Ivar, failed film producer Mitja, and resentful caretaker Torsti. ...

Bohemian Eyes (2011)

Documentary about the life of Finnish actor Matti Pellonpää. ...

Backwood Philosopher (2009)

Self-taught philosopher Konsta Pylkkänen guides a group of researchers through Finland's Kainuu wilderness in the hopes of having a "sinistä ajatusta", idea out of the blue. While firing upon a hybrid of the hazel grouse and the western capercaillie, kin ...

One Foot Under (2009)

Visa Vuorio, a 35-year old team leader at the Helsinki city gardening department, is suffering from a terminal neurological disease and only has a few months to live. Because of this, he is a member of a therapeutical support group for people suffering fro ...

Niko and the Way to the Stars (2008)

A young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite constant teasing from others, he sneaks out of his home valley to take flying lessons from Julius, a flying squirrel. ...

V2: Dead Angel (2007)

The tough Detective Vares, get hired by a friend accused of murdering a girl. His job is to find the real killer, but people aren't talking. Before he can get traction another homicide takes place- and things move toward a dire conclusion. ...

Jackpot (2006)

Kummelin Jackpot, was released in February 2006. It was about a divorced man portrayed by Silvennoinen, who realises a way to trick himself a jackpot in football betting. ...

Shadow of the Eagle (2005)

The story of a young poet who became a symbol for Finnish optimism and was subsequently forced underground during Tsar Nicholas II's oppressive dictatorship. ...

Frozen Land (2005)

When a schoolteacher is sacked, he projects his bad mood at his troubled teenage son. The son, in turn, buys a CD player from a pawnshop with counterfeit money. This starts a chain reaction of misery as every victim projects his problems on to another pers ...

Tuulikaappimaa (2003)

An arctic comedy about the childlike, sincere Kauko and his desire to grow up. It is a story about two brothers who accidentally end up in each other's pants. In the Lapland summer night, they encounter lovers, petty criminals, and Kauko, who is learning t ...

Land of Love (2003)

A comedy of a Finnish man who falls in love, gets tangled deeper into a circle of lies and finds out that he has suddenly changed his name, nationality and skin colour for the sake of love. ...

Sibelius (2003)

Director Timo Koivusalo point of view about life of classical music composer Jean Sibelius, who is a national composer of Finland. ...

The Book of Fate (2003)

Fire, water, wind, earth and emptiness... Five core elements of life that once inspired a book. The Book of Fate. Far away from here there was a mythical world -free of suffering and injustice. But it wasn't enough. People wanted to play God... They create ...

Tootletubs & Jyro (2001)

Able to turn abandoned items into useful tools, two eccentric bugs embark on an odd adventure in search of food and resources. ...

Ponterosa (2001)

A sleazy sex comedy about a blind man who wants to become a life guard, his friend with a tiny willy, and three beautiful models who all meet at the sloppy camping ground run by a homophobic manager ...

The Classic (2001)

A self-loving fictional autobiography of author Kari Hotakainen. ...

Sano Oili vaan (2000)

Lakeuden kutsu (2000)

Businessman Erkki Hakala returns to Ostrobothnia after years in Florida and buys a metal workshop in Jalasjärvi from the unknown Partanen brothers with his business partner Taisto Matsomppi. Erkki misses his wife Kaisu, who back in the day stayed in Finla ...

Lapin kullan kimallus (1999)

In 1860s Lapland, gold diggers Jakob Ervast and Nils Lepistö, who previously worked in California, embark on an arduous journey towards the north. The friends find gold at the first excavation site, which Kittilä's crown prince Konrad Planting and Edvard ...

Kummeli Kultakuume (1997)

Psychiatric patient Elmeri knows about the existence of a gold treasure in Finnish Lapland, hidden there by his late father who somehow managed to capture it from withdrawing German troops on the last days of WW2. His openly gay nurse helps him escape from ...

Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava (1997)

New takeover plans and Russian art thief looking for Mannerheim's portraits keep Sergeant Körmy busy. ...

Palkkasoturi (1997)

The story of a modest man, played by Ilkka Heiskanen, who decides to become a mercenary in the Yugoslavian civil war. This decision leaves him completely destitute. His parents do not approve of his decision, nor do his friends at the local bar. ...

Vaiennut kylä (1997)

A criminal investigator arrives to investigate the murder of Annikki Niemi in a village whose residents remain silent about the killing. Local boss Onni Pukari and his shady associates try to prevent the investigator from finding the murderer. ...

Santa Claus and the Magic Drum (1996)

A few days before Christmas Eve the last sack of letters arrives to Santa. At the bottom is a letter that is a bit older than the others, it's a drawing. While the curious Santa tries to figure out what the drawing looks like, strange things begin to happe ...

Tie naisen sydämeen (1996)

Pentti Anttila is a journalist, who accidentally ends up in to a mental institution. There he meets a woman, who claims that she is being kept there by force. Penttilä starts to investigate the case and he ends up in to a little town named Järvensuu. The ...

Syrjähyppyjä (1996)

An unemployed actor falls in love with a theater director, who gives him work. Both of them are in relationships, and their little lies gradually pile up into bigger ones. ...

Esa ja Vesa – auringonlaskun ratsastajat (1994)

Computer professional Vesa Rajala rushes to home from a work trip because his wife Sanna is leaving for Greece with her new lover, Georgios from next door. ...

Vääpeli Körmy – taisteluni (1994)

Relations between Sweden and Finland come to near breaking point. When further negotiations led by President Mara fail, Sergeant Körmy interferes in the course of events. ...

Pieniä valheita (1994)

The relationship between a priest's wife and the renovator crackles with passion. While the rectory terrace is being restored, there is a triangular drama at the fore: a priest, a priest's wife and a renovator. ...

Anita (1994)

Crime caper involving two con artists who team up to pull off a super scam. Complications arise when the female member of the team falls in love with the male partner, who is mainly interested in the money. ...

Sutki (1993)

Sutki travels around Finland selling his wife's knitted mittens at market stalls. Business is slow, and Sutki's boisterous lifestyle doesn't help matters. Sutki is an enterprising salesman. In addition to mittens, he even manages to sell lottery tickets fo ...

Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät (1992)

The Minister of Defence asks sergeant Körmy to take part in operation, where the United States and Russia are to hand over their nuclear weapons launch equipment and codes to neutral Finland. ...

Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet (1991)

Sergeant Friman is developing an automatic submarine detector that piques the interest of both, Swedish and Russian spies. ...

Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers (1991)

A sequel to Soinio's film Kuutamosonaatti (Moonlight Sonata) of 1988. A rural family clings to life until the resourceful Sulo uses the salvific powers of sauna, moonshine, and tar to resurrect his injured brother Arvo, their deceased mother, and even buri ...

Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva (1990)

The colonel's wife's tin pints need to be cleaned up, and Sergeant First Class Körmy tasks two privates to do so. ...

Uunon huikeat poikamiesvuodet maaseudulla (1990)

This prequel to the other Uuno Turhapuro movies tells the story of Uuno's birth and childhood. ...

The Match Factory Girl (1990)

Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand and abandoned by the father, Iris finally decides the time has come to get e ...

The Winter War (1989)

After Nazi Germany invades Poland in September 1939, Russia attacks Finland two months later. Finnish reservists leave home and go to war. Brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala, farmers from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia, ...

Onks' Viljoo näkyny? (1988)

The hosts of the television program Oma maa mansikka promise 10 million to anyone who manages to turn the remote village of Taka-Surkee into a popular tourist destination. The challenge is taken up by Arvid and Valtte, two Roma men; Naema-Aslak and Soikiap ...

The Wedding Waltz (1988)

Viltteri, a balding guy in his thirties living in rural northern Finland, is hopelessly clueless about his new role as a married man and the father of a newborn son. A perfect escape from family responsibilities is having to get his old Hillman Minx repair ...

Plainlands (1988)

Based on a novel of the same name by the Finnish author, Antti Tuuri, this delicious late-80's comedy builds its dark humour on the stereotypical mentality of the northern part of Finland. While perhaps not as entertaining to a person unfamiliar with Finni ...

Hamlet Goes Business (1987)

When Hamlet discovers his father's deceased body, he finds himself pulled into a power struggle as his scheming uncle attempts to secure a monopoly on the Scandinavian rubber duck industry. Will Hamlet avenge his father? Will he become the king of rubber d ...

Pieni yösoitto (1987)

Siriuksen vieraat (1987)

Anders flees his drug debts to his former home village. Once there, he must come to terms with his past. ...

Macbeth (1987)

A Finnish film version of Macbeth. Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne ...

Nonstop (1987)

A revolver changes hands seven times, each time serving a different purpose shot in a film style which tests the traditional story-telling form of film. ...

Linna (1986)

Based on Franz Kafka's famous novel, director Jaakko Pakkasvirta created this interpretation of the woebegone Josef K., who is trapped in an ever-increasing labyrinth of double talk and bureaucratic nonsense in his efforts to reach the castle. As Josef see ...

Huomenna (1986)

The story of an unspecified country ravaged by civil war, with its rebels and spies. ...

Born American (1986)

A trio of American students vacationing in Finland cross the border into the USSR and are soon imprisoned following a skirmish with Soviet soldiers. ...

Jon (1983)

Story of Jari, a misfit and coward who, after hitting his girlfriend escapes to a fish factory in Norway. There he meets Heikki, who works for the same company. However, the violence follows Jon in Norway too. ...

Kuningas jolla ei ollut sydäntä (1982)

The King Without a Heart is a fairytale about of a happy king who has a young daughter and a lovely wife. After the sudden death of his wife, the king becomes so sad that he wants his heart taken out of his chest. The kingdom is turned into an effective so ...

Uuno Turhapuro menettää muistinsa (1982)

Uuno Turhapuro hits his head and loses his memory. Meanwhile, his friend Härski Hartikainen founds a new peace movement with unorthodox methods. ...

Gotta Run! (1982)

Juuso, Late, and Pyry return from military service to their small village in the Finnish countryside. Finding work is difficult there, so Juuso decides to take a job on a Norwegian oil drilling platform. Late could start working on his family's chicken far ...

Pölhölä (1981)

Masochists are in for a treat when Spede Productions' most vulgar folk farce hits the screen. Created by no fewer than three first-time directors, the film tells the story of the village of Pölhölä, "where people are even more foolish than in Hölmölä ...

Kauhea murhamies Lalli (1981)

TV play about the legend of Lalli. ...

Brothers (2011)

Three brothers from three different mothers meet for the first time since years for their mutual father's 70th birthday: nihilistic writer Ivar, failed film producer Mitja, and resentful caretaker Torsti. ...